Improvement in eay-elevatoe



JAMES E. SUMMEEILL, or PENNs GROVE, NEW JERSEY.

Letters Patent No. 75,810, clated'March 24, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAY-ELEVATOR.

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TO ALL WHOM T.TMAY CONCERN:

Be itknown that I, JAMES B. SUMnEnILL, of PennsGrove, inl the county of Salem, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Apparatus for Elevating and Dscha-rging Hay and other articles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which make part 'of this specification, and in which- I v Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved apparatus, und

Figurc'? a front view ofthe saine. f

Figure 3 represents a plan or .top view of the carrying, holding,`and tripping-devices. s

Figure l` represents a transverse vertical section through the same at the line :z: a: of iig. 3.

Figure 5 represents a vertical longitudinal section through the same at the line y y'ot' iig. 4.

Figure 6 shows the tripping ordetaching-device locked as in hoisting; and

Figure 'i' shows the same when tripped.

It is the object of my invention tol hoist n entire wagon-loa-d0f hay at once, and Adischarge it into a bar-n or upon a mow; and'my'mprovement consists` `in certain novel devices for accomplishing this result, which devices are hereinafter described. i

To carry out my invention in the most perfect manner, I .construct (as shown in, the accompanying drawings) a barn, O, (of which the drawings show the frame o`nly,) with a lofty roof, underneath which a. stout beam, M, is secured. Flanges m project on each side oi' the bottom ofv this beam, and form a trainway, on which a travelling-frame, H, traverses fon rollers 7;. A holding-spring catch, N, isl pivoted to. an arm, n, projecting from each side of the beam M, in such manner as-,to play horizontally on its pivots. These catches mo've on guide- -rods or `braces nl, and are pressed out from the beam by coiled springs n2 on the rods. When drawn out to its full extent, the travelling-frame H abuts against the arms In., which thus act as stops to prevent its moving farther. As it is important in loading to have the travelling-frame steady, a balance-lever or dog, I, is pivoted to play vertically in the top of the travelling-frame. The back end of this lever is heavier than its front', so`

that, when the frame is run out, the nose rises and rests against a stop, z', onthe underside of the beam, and

thus prevents the frame from moving backward until the dog is thrown out.Y This `is done at the proper time by a pin, I', which plays vertically in the travelling-frame, and strikes against the rear end of the lever, 'which it lifts, thus releasing the front end from the stop, and leaving the frame free to move, as hereinafter explained.

Rocking-catches or blocks G are pivoted to vibrate vertically through slots in each side f the traversingframe. These blocks are pivoted to trippinglevers' G', also pivoted to play vertically on the frame. Coiled springs g on'rods'g/ keep the upper ends of these levers thrown out, and the toes of the catches G correspondingly pressed in. These catches are made flat on top to hold corresponding edges f onf'thc lifting-block F, which is connected with the travellingt`rame by a rope, F', encircling pulleys h in the travelline-framerand corresponding pulleys j" in the block.

A beam, E, is pivoted to the lifting-block, and provided at cach end with a hoisting-chain, B, having loops or eyes at their lower ends, in which the journals ofthe hoisting-frame A are inserted. These journals are placed centrally in each end of the frame to balance it properly. Tofavoid tipping the frame at the-wrong time, cords or chains B connect the back of the frame with the beam E, while a. similar chain, b, attached to the other side of the` frame, is connected with'a tripping-catch, C, (see gs. 6 and 7.) This catch consists of a shank, c, having a hook, c1, pivotcd to p lay vertically in its lower end. A detacher, c2, ispivoted at its upper end, by a. link, c3, to the shank, and is operated by a cord, c, passing over a pulley, c5, in the travelling-frame, and a. corresponding pulley, c, on the beam M. y

The operation is as follows :v The frame or shelving A is placed on the body of the wagon, or may, in fact, itself form that bodyr" The hay, having been loaded in any well-known way, is hauled to the barn. `The wagon .is driven under the travelling-frame, which has` been run out to the extremity of the beam M. The chains B are then hooked on the pivots a, and the back chain- B also attached. 'lhe front chain vb is then locked in the latch C. Power is now applied to the rope F', and tti-onload hoisted until the block F strikes against the pin I', as shown in gs. 3 and 4. The inclined sides of -thef-li'ead ofthe block force the blocks G apart, and compress their springs, which close them again behind the block as soon as it has passed, and thus lock the block in the travelling-frame H. At 'the same time the pin I strikes the dog I and releases the catch which holds the travelling-frame. The continued pull on the rope F then draws the load inte the barn; the traversing-frame running on its trainway. As the frame runs in, the catch-levers G rub against the outer .side o' the spring' guides N, and thus prevent any accidental detachment of the lifting-block from its catches G. At the proper moment, the attendant pulls the tripping-cord c4, which releases thc catch c and chain l, and allows the frame to tip and dump its load. The continued pull on the tripping-cord then runs out the frame again. As it goes out., the catch-levers G pass inside the spring-guides N, which compress them, and thus retract the block G.' and release the lifting-block, which descends by its own weight, and lowers the frame A upon the wagon. The apparatus is new ready to repeat the abovc-described operation.

The beam B is pivoted to the hoisting-block by a. pin, which can be removed to allow tbc frame to bc reversed, and thus dump the load on any side desired. By twisting the ropes, thc frame would revolve of itself', when hoisted, until it reached the desired point of discharge. By making the blocks and frame square, they prevent the load from turning after it is locked, and the load can thuslbe run close under the root` without striking. The outer end of the beam M must, of course, be properly braced or supported to/.rcsist' any strain to which it may be subjected. It will thus be seen that, by my improved apparatus, much time and trouble can be saved as compared with the ordinary method of unloading.

It is obvious ,that the team which hauls the load could also be used to hoist it, or that a cnpstan might bc used where heavy loads are to be lifted. It is also obvious that other articles might be hoisted and discharged by my apparatus as Well as hay.

l Whatdf claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The hoisting-frame A, constructed and arranged as and for the purpose described.

2. The tripping-catch C, constructed as described.

3. The combination, substantially as described, of the hoisting-frame A, the suspension-frame B, and the tripping-catch, for the purpose set forth.

4. The traversing-frame H, arranged and operating` substantially as described.

5. The combination, as described, with tho traversing-frame and supporting-beam, of the locking-dog I, for tbc purpose set forth.

6. The combination, substantially as described, of the hoisting-block and traversing-frame, with the locking catches G, for the purpose specified.

7. The combination, with the traversing-frame and catches G', ofthe spring-guides N on the beam, for the purpose set forth. l A

8. The combination, with the locking-dog I, of the lifter I', arranged to be operated by theasccntof the' block, as described.

9. The combination, substantially'as described, of the hoisting-block and traversing-frame, with a rope connecting the two, and so arranged as to lift the block vertically and lock it in the traversing-frame, and then to unlock the frame and traverse it horizontally to the place of discharge, by a continuous pull on the same rope. l

10. The tripping-rope, arranged so as to dump the hoisting-frammenti then to retract the traversing-frame, by a continuous pull, in the manner described."

In testimony whereof', I have hereunto subscribed my name.

JAMES B. SUMMERLL.

Witnesses:

EDM. F. BROWN, J. l. PnrToN. 

